Low Oxygen Levels Could Temporarily Blind Marine Invertebrates
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 8 May 2019
Scripps scientists found low oxygen can reduce marine invertebrate vision by 60–100%, impairing survival behaviors like hunting and predator avoidance. Vision loss was rapid but often reversible.
Keywords: low oxygen, marine invertebrates, vision loss, squid, crabs, climate change, Scripps
Study Uncovers Surprising Melting Patterns Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 27 May 2019
Scientists in the ROSETTA-Ice project mapped Ross Ice Shelf, finding an ancient tectonic boundary that shields much of it from warm water but causes intense summer melt at its front.
Keywords: Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, tectonic boundary, warm water, melting, climate change, Scripps
Seadragons & Seahorses Now Open at Birch Aquarium
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 29 May 2019
Birch Aquarium opened Seadragons & Seahorses, its largest addition since 1992, featuring one of the world’s biggest seadragon habitats and a breeding program to conserve threatened species.
Keywords: Birch Aquarium, seadragons, seahorses, conservation, breeding, habitat, Scripps
